Mission and Outreach
To view pictures and information related to many of our Missions and Outreach projects,
please click on the links under Mission and Outreach in the navigation bar on the left.
Go to Evangelism & Witness, Fellowship Groups and Member Care to check out additional
Mission & Outreach service through Swansboro UMC.
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Visit UMCOR on YouTube for videos and much much information!
Birthing Kits
Our North Carolina United Methodist Conference has requested each church bring BIRTHING KITS to the June annual conference. United Methodist Women, Church & Society and Missions are coordinating SUMC’s participation in this life-giving ministry. Groups or individuals in our church are encouraged to donate $8 for one BIRTHING KIT - a small but major health gift. Because the ingredients and assembly are so very specific, donations will allow us to purchase items in bulk with adult volunteers assembling kits May 18th. Please join us in the name of Christ as we share the love of Jesus and bring health and hope and joy into the spaces that would otherwise only contain tears of mourning and sounds of death.
Click here for more information and donation form.
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Newsletter from one of our Missionaries: Frido Kinkolenge
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Resources Available to Help Counsel in the Midst of Grief
UM Publishing House staff and the General Board of Discipleship have worked to provide resources (especially for children) in the wake of the tragedies. To find links to resources including, Book of Resolutions and Book of Discipline references, and articles such as "Prayer and Worship Resources on School Violence", "How to Help Children After a Crisis",and "Dealing with Grief:Five Things You Shouldn't Say," go to www.umc.org/schoolviolence.
Stop Hunger Now
Over 32,000 meals packed in about 3 hours!
SUMC sponsored a “Stop Hunger Now” meal packaging event at the Rotary Civic Center on Saturday, November 3, 2012.
Dec. 2, 2012: UPDATE!
Friends of Stop Hunger Now,
We are happy to report that we recently shipped out a container of meals containing those packaged by your group. The meals were part of container totaling 285,120 meals from our Kinston warehouse en-route to Nicaragua. These meals will be distributed to more than 11,000 children living in extreme poverty in 14 communities across Nicaragua. The Iglesia Evangélica Metodista de Nicaragua (IGEMEN) provides children with meals five days a week and additional support in the form of basic healthcare, school uniforms, and shoes. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.iglesiametodistanicaragua.com
Thank you for generously donating your time as a volunteer with Stop Hunger Now. As we enter into this season of goodwill, you can take pride knowing that your kindness will touch so many children in Nicaragua. We are sincerely grateful for your dedication and for sharing our vision of a world without hunger.
Chris,
Chris Singleton, Program Manager
Stop Hunger Now
PO Box 1324
Kinston, NC 28503
Thanks to Jimmie Bean (SUMCStopHungerNow@gmail.com) for organizing this great event for SUMC and to the more than 100 volunteers!
Click on the pictures below to see a larger version.
In September 2012, Stop Hunger Now delivered food to the Ryan Epps Center for Children and others nearby. See those pictures on our Haiti page.
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IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSION AND OUTREACH
From time to time, SUMC folks are asked to participate in gleaning, picking a farmer’s field to feed the poor in our area. Last year more than 20 gathered a pickup truck load of sweet corn. These are usually “last minute” opportunities. If you and/or your family would be willing to help, write “glean” on the attendance pads (Connection Cards) on Sunday morning. Our Manna group, cooperating with the Society of Saint Andrew, will let you know when the occasion arises. Thank you. For additional information, call Jim Brewster at 910.478.9727.
Corn Gleaning on June 25, 2012
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Frido Kinkolenge,
a United Methodist missionary who works to improve the lives of
children and families in Liberia, visited Swansboro UMC May 2nd and
explained his ministry during our Prayer & Praise Service.
Frido is one of the missionaries supported via our Rainbow Covenant.
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Visit our United Methodist Women and United Methodist Men pages for information about their missions.
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Meet 'our' Missionary Rev. Rosanna Panizo-Vallardares: Durham, NC
Swansboro United
Methodist Church is in a two year Covenant relationship with the Rev.
Panizo-Valladares. We support her with our prayers, our Advance Special funds
and our interest in her work. She is a
United Methodist missionary through the National Plan for Hispanic/Latino
Ministry, serving as pastor and community developer in the Durham District of
the North Carolina Annual Conference. She was commissioned in October 2009.
“THE BIG TENT - - - THE BIG HEART”
A Celebration of Missions at Swansboro United Methodist Church
October 2, 2011 offered an opportunity for our worshiping congregations to see, learn and celebrate the diversity of mission services SUMC provides, in the name of Christ, to those in need.
ACTION FOR MISSION: SUMC serves the world in more ways than most imagine. We are literally aiding those in need next door, around our area, out into the world…from church school classes, to United Methodist Men, Women, children, youth and adults…mission committees. It’s remarkable how many in the church are SERVING THE WORLD.
Here are some photos from the Mission Tent event:
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How to Sponsor an Item for Gifts Of Grace
1. Determine the item you or your group would like to provide. You will need to decide on the price, shipping charges (if any), how long you will offer the item or how many will be offered, who will fill the orders (main contact) and who will be their backup. You will also need to provide a picture and description of the item - a short version and a more lengthy version that describes the item in detail. This description will appear in the catalog along with the picture.
2. Complete and submit the Sponsor Registration form:
(Click form to complete)
Sample insert for use with Gift Cards
If you are sponsoring with gift cards, your gift card should include the Methodist cross & flame logo, scripture, and sentiment similar to that shown below. If you provide the missing details, a full sheet of inserts with details and ready to print will be provided as shown in this sample.
Click here to download the Gifts of Grace Logo for use with sponsored items.
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